Assembly Democrats call for apology for Scott Walker terrorist statement
Source: Madison.com
Assembly Democrats call for apology for Scott Walker terrorist statement
19 minutes ago By Steven Verburg | Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin Assembly reconvened Thursday on its way to expected passage of a right-to-work bill, but Democratic leader Peter Barca quickly introduced a resolution apologizing for Gov. Scott Walker's statements comparing pro-labor protesters to Islamic State terrorists.
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said this was the first of many "distractions" the Democratic members of the Assembly would employ.
Rep. Gary Hebl, D-Sun Prairie, said Walker was wrong to compare pro-labor protesters to violent radicals was wrong. Walker made the statement last week, referring to 100,000 who came to the Capitol in 2011 in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Act 10, which all but stripped most public sector workers of union rights
"Wisconsin workers were stabbed in the back, their livelihood was threatened and yet they protested peacefully," Hebl said. "To compare them to ISIS is unconscionable............
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good for the Democrats!
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)There can be no question that the strategy by Walker and his handlers, the Koch Brothers, is to eliminate that part of the so called middle class made up by non professionals.
Non professionals for the most part do work that can be done by just about anybody, to some degree.
Why pay people $25 an hour to do something that a person from India will move here to do for $5 an hour?
Well, you would pay $25 an hour if you were patriotic, cared about your country and the economy, etc., but it is well established that Scott Walker and those like him see patriotism as a pin to wear on the lapel, nothing more.
riversedge
(70,414 posts)I do not know the language of either resolution but will try to find out. Barca is the Minority (Democratic) Chair of the Assembly.
Jessie Opoien @jessieopie · 53m 53 minutes ago
@PeterWBarca: Language in resolution changed to be less critical of @GovWalker. Will say public shouldn't be compared to terrorists.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)joshdawg
(2,653 posts)hue
(4,949 posts)bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)So you can force him in front of the camera to read a staff-written statement that is chock full f lawyerly drivel and words like "regret", "not the intention" and "unfortunate". Please.
While these losers are whining for a forced apology, he's ramming a right to work bill through and focused on winning.
But go ahead and whine in front of the cameras for an apology if it makes you feel good. Maybe you can schedule a press conference with Martha Coakley to help.
Mondale and Dukakis.
Arthur_Frain
(1,868 posts)For Walker to climb onto the Romney "I'll never apologize for anything" bandwagon. Let's hope his political aspirations meet the same fate as Romney's.